EP 04: He Said She Said: Our Raleigh Favorites

By Caroline Makepeace | February 25, 2021

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EP 04: What we talk about

In this episode of our This is Raleigh Podcast, we’re sharing our favorites in Raleigh. There are a couple of things we both agree on, but thankfully, we also have different favorites.

What are our favorite places to eat, drink, play, and explore in Raleigh? And what are our favorite things about living in Raleigh?

We give our insider tips (and stories) on:

Favorite breakfast, lunch and dinner spots
Favorite brewery and bar
Favorite festival / event including the fun ones that had us running in flip flops and gorging on doughnuts.
We share what we call flip flops in Australia and an embarrassing experience mixing it up in the USA
A special concert experienced at our favorite music venue.
Favorite neighborhood to explore
Our dilemma – torn between two dream places to live in Raleigh

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In the first three episodes of our This is Raleigh podcast, we’re diving deep into our story of how ended up in Raleigh in 2004, moved back and forth several times since, and eventually got a green card to live permanently.

Episode 1: Moving to Raleigh for the first time.
Episode 2: Why we love living in Raleigh
Episode 3: How a 500K loss lead to blogging and green cards

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For those who may prefer watching a video of us podcasting, we filmed that for you too, which you’ll find on YouTube each week.

About The Author

Caroline Makepeace

Caroline Makepeace is the co-founder of This is Raleigh. She loves helping people unplug from the chaos, follow their bliss, travel more and create better memories. Caz is the flighty Libran of the family, bringing harmony to the family through crystals, meditation, and downward dogs (and the odd glass of wine at 5pm). It's all about the balance, right? Follow her on Instagram.

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Abbington is a custom-built home subdivision with over 400 homes in the western part of Apex. Located right off I-64 and I-540, it’s just a 4-mile drive west of downtown Apex and minutes from Beaver Creek Crossings, so everything is at your fingertips.

Drive times from Abbington include:

* Downtown Apex: 8 minutes
* Downtown Raleigh: 30 minutes
* Research Triangle Park (RTP): 20 minutes
* Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU): 20 minutes

🏠 The area is built out with single-family homes and private community boasts amenities which include a competition-sized swimming pool, two tennis courts, and a children’s playground.

🏠 Abbington offers custom-built homes in a wide variety of sizes and prices, with square footage ranging from 2,200 sqft up to 5,500 sqft, and home prices from the $700s and up. Homes were built in two stages from the late 90’s until about 2012.

🛍 Beaver Creek Crossings shopping area is about a 5-minute drive away, the excellent Kelly Road Park kids’ playground is just a 3-minute drive away, and the Beaver Creek Greenway is also just 5-minutes away.

🏫 Schools zoned to Abbington include:

* Olive Chapel Elementary
* Lufkin Road Middle
* Apex Friendship High

Looking for a trusted realtor? Send us a DM or email us at: [email protected]

Comment "APEX" and we`ll DM you our blog post on Apex.

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Abbington is a custom-built home subdivision with over 400 homes in the western part of Apex. Located right off I-64 and I-540, it’s just a 4-mile drive west of downtown Apex and minutes from Beaver Creek Crossings, so everything is at your fingertips.

Drive times from Abbington include:

* Downtown Apex: 8 minutes
* Downtown Raleigh: 30 minutes
* Research Triangle Park (RTP): 20 minutes
* Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU): 20 minutes

🏠 The area is built out with single-family homes and private community boasts amenities which include a competition-sized swimming pool, two tennis courts, and a children’s playground.

🏠 Abbington offers custom-built homes in a wide variety of sizes and prices, with square footage ranging from 2,200 sqft up to 5,500 sqft, and home prices from the $700s and up. Homes were built in two stages from the late 90’s until about 2012.

🛍 Beaver Creek Crossings shopping area is about a 5-minute drive away, the excellent Kelly Road Park kids’ playground is just a 3-minute drive away, and the Beaver Creek Greenway is also just 5-minutes away.

🏫 Schools zoned to Abbington include:

* Olive Chapel Elementary
* Lufkin Road Middle
* Apex Friendship High

Looking for a trusted realtor? Send us a DM or email us at: cazcraig@thisisraleigh.com

Comment "APEX" and we'll DM you our blog post on Apex.

#apexhomes #apexnorthcarolina #Apexnc #raleighrealestate #RaleighDurham #raleighrealtor #livinginraleigh #movingtoraleigh #relocatingtoraleigh #thisisraleigh #RaleighNC #raleighhomes #raleighvideographer #raleighnorthcarolina #wakecountync

Abbington is a custom-built home subdivision with over 400 homes in the western part of Apex. Located right off I-64 and I-540, it’s just a 4-mile drive west of downtown Apex and minutes from Beaver Creek Crossings, so everything is at your fingertips.

Drive times from Abbington include:

* Downtown Apex: 8 minutes
* Downtown Raleigh: 30 minutes
* Research Triangle Park (RTP): 20 minutes
* Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU): 20 minutes

🏠 The area is built out with single-family homes and private community boasts amenities which include a competition-sized swimming pool, two tennis courts, and a children’s playground.

🏠 Abbington offers custom-built homes in a wide variety of sizes and prices, with square footage ranging from 2,200 sqft up to 5,500 sqft, and home prices from the $700s and up. Homes were built in two stages from the late 90’s until about 2012.

🛍 Beaver Creek Crossings shopping area is about a 5-minute drive away, the excellent Kelly Road Park kids’ playground is just a 3-minute drive away, and the Beaver Creek Greenway is also just 5-minutes away.

🏫 Schools zoned to Abbington include:

* Olive Chapel Elementary
* Lufkin Road Middle
* Apex Friendship High

Looking for a trusted realtor? Send us a DM or email us at: [email protected]

Comment "APEX" and we`ll DM you our blog post on Apex.

#apexhomes #apexnorthcarolina #Apexnc #raleighrealestate #RaleighDurham #raleighrealtor #livinginraleigh #movingtoraleigh #relocatingtoraleigh #thisisraleigh #RaleighNC #raleighhomes #raleighvideographer #raleighnorthcarolina #wakecountync ...

We took a fascinating guided tour of Raleigh’s oldest house recently. Mordecai House is the oldest house in its original location (1785). Now a registered historical landmark, the former 3-acre Mordecai Plantation was once the largest in Wake County and is walking distance from downtown Raleigh (near historic Oakwood).

And, on-site is the birthplace home of Andrew Johnson, 17th POTUS.

We did one of their free Friday tours which only happen twice per year, but they have tours every week from Tues - Sun for a small fee of $7 (50 minutes).

Our guide took us back in time as we toured the house, the beautiful grounds, the chapel, and the gardens. We learned all about Moses Mordecai and his family, why it is pronounced "Mor-duh-key" and not "Mor-duh-kai" and how the City of Raleigh came to own the property.

We feel it`s important to learn about Raleigh’s past so we can create a better future.

We just published a blog post review of this tour on ThisIsRaleigh.com sharing all our photos and information on how you can do the tour. See the Linktree link in our bio.

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We took a fascinating guided tour of Raleigh’s oldest house recently. Mordecai House is the oldest house in its original location (1785). Now a registered historical landmark, the former 3-acre Mordecai Plantation was once the largest in Wake County and is walking distance from downtown Raleigh (near historic Oakwood).

And, on-site is the birthplace home of Andrew Johnson, 17th POTUS.

We did one of their free Friday tours which only happen twice per year, but they have tours every week from Tues - Sun for a small fee of $7 (50 minutes).

Our guide took us back in time as we toured the house, the beautiful grounds, the chapel, and the gardens. We learned all about Moses Mordecai and his family, why it is pronounced "Mor-duh-key" and not "Mor-duh-kai" and how the City of Raleigh came to own the property.

We feel it's important to learn about Raleigh’s past so we can create a better future.

We just published a blog post review of this tour on ThisIsRaleigh.com sharing all our photos and information on how you can do the tour. See the Linktree link in our bio.

#ThisIsRaleigh

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#mordecaihouse #mordecairaleigh #raleighhistory #raleighhomes #raleighnorthcarolina #visitraleigh #RaleighNC #downtownRaleigh #wakecountync #RaleighDurham #919 #exploreraleigh #discoverraleigh

We took a fascinating guided tour of Raleigh’s oldest house recently. Mordecai House is the oldest house in its original location (1785). Now a registered historical landmark, the former 3-acre Mordecai Plantation was once the largest in Wake County and is walking distance from downtown Raleigh (near historic Oakwood).

And, on-site is the birthplace home of Andrew Johnson, 17th POTUS.

We did one of their free Friday tours which only happen twice per year, but they have tours every week from Tues - Sun for a small fee of $7 (50 minutes).

Our guide took us back in time as we toured the house, the beautiful grounds, the chapel, and the gardens. We learned all about Moses Mordecai and his family, why it is pronounced "Mor-duh-key" and not "Mor-duh-kai" and how the City of Raleigh came to own the property.

We feel it`s important to learn about Raleigh’s past so we can create a better future.

We just published a blog post review of this tour on ThisIsRaleigh.com sharing all our photos and information on how you can do the tour. See the Linktree link in our bio.

#ThisIsRaleigh

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#mordecaihouse #mordecairaleigh #raleighhistory #raleighhomes #raleighnorthcarolina #visitraleigh #RaleighNC #downtownRaleigh #wakecountync #RaleighDurham #919 #exploreraleigh #discoverraleigh ...

We love historic downtown Apex. Just updated our blog post with 18 things to do in downtown Apex including places to eat, drink, shop and explore.

See it via the Linktree link in our bio @ThisIsRaleigh

#Apexnc #downtownApex #apexnorthcarolina #wakecounty #visitraleigh #nctravel #naturism #RaleighNC #Raleighblogger #Raleighinfluencers #RaleighDurham #919

We love historic downtown Apex. Just updated our blog post with 18 things to do in downtown Apex including places to eat, drink, shop and explore.

See it via the Linktree link in our bio @ThisIsRaleigh

#Apexnc #downtownApex #apexnorthcarolina #wakecounty #visitraleigh #nctravel #naturism #RaleighNC #Raleighblogger #Raleighinfluencers #RaleighDurham #919

We love historic downtown Apex. Just updated our blog post with 18 things to do in downtown Apex including places to eat, drink, shop and explore.

See it via the Linktree link in our bio @ThisIsRaleigh

#Apexnc #downtownApex #apexnorthcarolina #wakecounty #visitraleigh #nctravel #naturism #RaleighNC #Raleighblogger #Raleighinfluencers #RaleighDurham #919 ...

Today feels like an Irish Coffee + Pumpkin Creme Brulle kind of day at @bittersweetraleigh. Stay dry and safe out there!

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Today feels like an Irish Coffee + Pumpkin Creme Brulle kind of day at @bittersweetraleigh. Stay dry and safe out there!

#thisisraleigh

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#raleighbars #raleighrestaurants #downtownraleighnc #dtraleigh #RaleighNC #visitraleigh #raleighdowntown #Raleighfood #raleigheats #raleighnorthcarolina

Today feels like an Irish Coffee + Pumpkin Creme Brulle kind of day at @bittersweetraleigh. Stay dry and safe out there!

#thisisraleigh

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